Social Networking via “Get Social”

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For the past 6 months or so (it could be more – I have a terrible sense of time anymore) I have been including colorful links at the bottom of most of my posts. They appear as a bar of logos/icons – there’s one at the bottom of this article for illustrative and practical purposes. These are links to various social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Digg, Del.icio.us, etc… Here’s how they work: you read my article and think to yourself: “Self, this is pretty cool. I think my friends might like to read it.” If you subscribe to any of these social networking sites, all you need to do is click on the corresponding icon(s), log in (unless you’re already logged in) and follow the instructions to post a link to the article on your page. It’s magic.

Some of you WordPress.com bloggers may want to know: “Hey Har, how do you get those icons at the bottom of the page?” I use a tool called “Get Social”, which you can get here. It’s very simple, and it’s free. Essentially, what you do is copy the post URL into Get Social, and it spits out a code for you to insert in the HTML editor. Quick and easy.

Dulce bellum inexpertis

“I am sending you these little incidents as I hear them well authenticated. They form, to the friends of the parties, part of the history of the glorious 21st. More anon.”

About

Hello! I’m Harry Smeltzer and welcome to Bull Runnings, where you'll find my digital history project on the First Battle of Bull Run which is organized under the Bull Run Resources section. I'll also post my thoughts on the processes behind the project and commentary on the campaign, but pretty much all things Civil War are fair game. You'll only find musings on my “real job” or my personal life when they relate to this project. My mother always told me "never discuss politics or religion in mixed company”, and that's sound advice where current events are concerned.

The Project

This site is more than a blog. Bull Runnings also hosts digitized material pertaining to First Bull Run. In the Bull Run Resources link in the masthead and also listed below are links to Orders of Battle, After Action Reports, Official Correspondence, Biographical Sketches, Diaries, Letters, Memoirs, Newspaper Accounts and much, much more. Take some time to surf through the material. This is a work in process with no end in sight, so check back often!